Reading With Us

Our Reading Revolution is growing fast across the UK. Check if there’s a Get Into Reading group near you by looking at our list below.

We currently run open groups in the North West, London and South West. You can find these lists by clicking on the map below. To make an enquiry about a group near you, please contact us.

  • North West - Liverpool

    Mondays

    • Book at Breakfast, Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, L18 3JD, 10-11.30am (starts 13th May 2013)
    • Blackburne House Reading Group, Blackburne House, Blackburne Place, off Hope Street, L8 7PE, 11am-12.30pm (women only group)
    • Unwind with a Book, Toxteth Library, Windsor Street, L8 1XF, 4pm-6pm

    Tuesdays

    • Magical Storytime, Everton Children’s Centre, Spencer Street, L6 2WF, 10-11am (for children under 5 and their parents and carers) (in association with LCVS and Thrive at 5)
    • Book at Breakfast, Toxteth Library, Windsor Street, L8 1XF, 10-11.45am
    • Feel Better with a Book, Upstairs@83 Mental Health Drop-In Centre, 83 Stanley Rd, Bootle, L20 7DA , 12.45-2.15pm
    • Book a Break, Toxteth Library, Windsor Street, L8 1XF, 1-3pm (group for unpaid carers)
    • The Great Escape, BNENC, Breckfield Road North, 2.30-3.30pm (men only group) (in association with LCVS)
    • Time for Me, TESCO Cafe, Litherland Store, L21 8NZ, 6.30-7.30pm

    Wednesdays

    • Feel Better with a Book, Childwall Library, Fiveways Health Centre, 2.30-4pm
    • After-School Storytime, Toxteth Library, Windsor Street, 3.30-4.45pm (for children under 8 and their parents or carers – older siblings welcome too!)
    • Time for Me, Calderstones Mansion House, Calderstones Park, L18 3JD, 6-7.30pm (starts 8th May 2013)

    Thursdays

    • Time for a Cuppa, Whitefield Primary School, Boundary Lane, L6 5JG, 9.30-10.30am (in association with LCVS and Thrive at 5)
    • Unwind with a Book, Granby Care Home, Selborne Street, L8 1YG 1-3pm (group for parents/carers – you need to register with Granby Children’s Centre to attend this group)

    Fridays

    • Magical Storytime, Whitefield Primary School, Boundary Lane, L6 5JG, 9.00-10.00am (for children under 5 and their parents or carers) (in association with LCVS and Thrive at 5)
    • Time for a Cuppa, Breck Road Library, L5 6SP, 10.30am-12pm (in association with LCVS and Thrive at 5)
    • Family Storytime, Breck Road Library, L5 6SP, 3.30-4.30pm (for children of all ages and their parents or carers) (in association with LCVS and Thrive at 5)

  • North West - Wirral

    Mondays

    • Book at Breakfast, Woodchurch Library, 9.30-11am
    • Read and Relax, Ridgeway Library, Noctorum, Wirral, 2.30-3.30pm
    • Dames of the Round Table, Woodchurch Library, 2.30-3.30pm

    Tuesdays

    • Get into Reading, Ridgeway Library, Noctorum, Wirral, 9.30-11am
    • Book at Breakfast, Brombrough Library, 10-11.30am
    • Book at Breakfast, Leasowe Library, Wirral,10.30am-12pm
    • Get Into Reading, Saughall Massie Parish Centre, Wirral, 10.30am-12pm
    • Feel Better with a Book, Birkenhead Central Library, 10.30am-12pm
    • Make Friends With A Book, *new location until April 2013 – Cambridge Day Centre*, 1.30-3.30pm
    • Unwind with a Book, Birkenhead Central Library, 5.30-7.00pm

    Wednesdays

    • Unwind with a Book, The Lauries Centre, Birkenhead, 10.30am-12pm
    • Time For Me, The Lauries Centre, Birkenhead, 1-2.30pm
    • Afternoon Tea, Eastham Library, 1.30-3.15pm
    • Mind Reading Group, Leasowe Library, Wirral, 12.30-1.30pm
    • Eastham Bookworms (for children), Eastham Library, 3.45-4.45pm

    Thursdays

    • Book At Breakfast, Rock Ferry Library, 9.30-11am
    • Book at Breakfast, Seacombe Library, 9.30-11am
    • Book at Breakfast, St James’ Library, Birkenhead, 10am-12pm
    • Feel Better with a Book, The Lauries Centre, Birkenhead, 10.30am-12pm
    • The Book Break, The Lauries Centre, Birkenhead, 1-3pm (A reading group especially for carers)
    • Bite Club, Leasowe Library, Wirral, 2.30-3.30pm
    • After School Group for Children, Seacombe Library, 3.30-4.30pm

    Fridays

    • Life Book, Beechwood Library, 11am-12pm
    • Feel Better with a Book, The Lauries Centre, Birkenhead, 11am-12.30pm
    • Feel Better with a Book, Prenton Library, 12-1.30pm
    • Beechwood Bookworms (for children), Beechwood Library, 3.15-4.30pm

  • North West - Wigan

    Mondays

    • Hindley Library, 1-2.30pm

    Tuesdays

    • Leigh Library, 11:30am-1pm
    • Compassion in Action, High St, Golborne, 10.30am-12pm
    • Formby Avenue GP Surgery, Atherton, 1-3pm

    Wednesdays

    • Wigan and Leigh Carers Centre, Frederick Street, Hindley, 10:30am-12pm
    • Green Grass Centre, Spa Rd, Atherton. 1.30-3pm

    Thursdays

    • Marsh Green Library, 10-11:30am
    • Green Grass Centre, Spa Rd, Atherton, 11am-12pm

    Fridays

    • Bramble House Community Centre, Worsley Hall, 1-3pm

  • London - Barnet

    Mondays

    • Make Friends With A Book, Cheshir Hall, Hendon, NW4 2AA: 1.30-3.00pm

    Tuesdays

    • Grahame Park Library, NW9 5XL: 10.30am-12pm
    • Chipping Barnet Library, EN5 4QT: 2.00-3.30pm

    Wednesdays

    • Make Friends With A Book, The Eversfield Centre, Mill Hill, NW7 2AE: 1.30-3.00pm

     

     

  • London - Kensington and Chelsea

    Mondays

    • New Horizons (50+ group) Sloane Sq, 2.00-4.00pm
    • Chelsea Library, 6.15–7.45pm

    Tuesdays

    • Brompton Library, 10:30am–12.30pm

    Wednesdays

    • Wellbeing Centre, St Charles Hospital, Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ 10.00-11.30am
    • PCT Rooms, 15 Gertrude Street Chelsea/Worlds End: 3.15–5.00pm

    Thursdays

    • Book Break, St Charles Wellbeing Centre, Exmoor Street, W10 6DZ, 10am-12pm

    • Latymer Centre, 116 Bramley Road, 1.30-3.00pm

     

  • London - Tower Hamlets

    Mondays

    • St Hilda's East Community Centre, 18 Club Row, E2 7EY, 1.30-3pm

    Tuesdays

    • Praxis, Pott Street, E2 0EF, 11am-12.30pm
    • Idea Store, Canary Wharf, 1.00-2.00pm
    • Idea Store Chrisp Street, 2.00-3.30pm
    • Idea Store Bow, 3.00-5.00pm
    • Bethnal Green Library, 3.00-5.00pm

    Thursdays

    • Idea Store Whitechapel, 10.15am–12.00pm

     

  • London - Lambeth

    Wednesdays

    • Unwind with a Book, Carnegie Library, 188 Herne Hill Road, 10.30am-12.00pm
    • Vida Walsh Centre, Saltoun Road, Windrush Square, Brixton: 2.30-4.30pm

    Thursdays

    • Lambeth Walk GP Surgery, 10:30am–12.00pm

  • London - Southwark

    Mondays

    • Canada Water Library, 21 Surrey Quays Road, SE16 7AR,10am-12pm

    Tuesdays

    • Peckham Library, Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR: 11am-1pm
    • Camberwell Library, 17-21 Camberwell Church Street, Camberwell, SE5 8TR, 2-4pm

    Wednesdays

    • Southwark Resource Centre, SE17 2QB: 1-2.30pm

    • Feel Better With a Book, Blackfriars Settlement, 90-94 Great Suffolk Street, SE1 0BE, 3.30-5pm

    Thursdays

    • Book Break, Southbank Centre, outside the Poetry Library, Level 5, Royal Festival Hall, SE1 8XX, 12.30-2.30pm

     

  • London - Haringey

    Mondays

    • Hornsey Library, Haringey: 2.00-4.00pm

  • London - Westminister

    Thursdays

    • Victoria Library, Westminster: 10.30am–12.30pm

  • South West - Dorset

    Mondays

      Feel Better with a Book, Sherborne Wellbeing Centre, 2-3.30pm

    Wednesdays

    • Feel Better With A Book, Positive Approach Shop, Blandford, 2-3.30pm

  • South West - Cornwall

    Tuesdays

    • Books For Life, Re-Think, The Betty Fisher Centre, Wadebridge, 10.30am-12.30pm
    • Community Reading Group, Bodmin Library, 2-3.30pm

    Wednesdays

    • Community Reading Group, Elfordleigh Centre, 1.30-3pm

  • South West - Somerset

    Thursdays

    • Feel Better With A Book, Yeovil Library, 10.30am-12.30pm
    • Library Memory Group (for people with dementia and their carers), Yeovil Library, 2-3.30pm

  • South West - Devon

    Tuesdays

    • Library Memory Group (for people with dementia and their carers), Barnstaple, 10.30am-12pm (starts January 2013)
    • Feel Better With A Book, Hoskins Room, Exeter Central Library, 10.30am-12pm
    • Feel Better With A Book, Plymstock Library, Plymstock, 11.30am-12.30pm (aimed at carers) (starts February 5th 2013)
    • Community Reading Group, Cullompton Library, 1.30-3pm
    • Feel Better With A Book, Central Library, Plymouth, 2-3.30pm
    • Library Memory Group (for people with dementia and their carers), Passmore Edwards, Newton Abbot, 2-3.30pm
    • Feel Better with a Book, Ilfracombe, 2-3.30pm (aimed at carers) (starts January 2013)

    Wednesdays

    • Feel Better With A Book, West Park Library, Plymouth, 10-11.30am (aimed at carers) (starts February 6th 2013)
    • Feel Better With A Book, Bideford, 10.30am-12pm (aimed at carers) (starts January 2013)
    • Library Memory Group (for people with dementia and their carers), Hoskins Room, Exeter Central Library, 10.30am-12pm
    • Library Memory Group (for people with dementia and their carers), Ivybridge Library, 10.30am-12pm (starts January 2013)
    • Community Reading Group, Newton Ferrers Reading Room, Plymouth, 2-3.30pm
    • Feel Better With A Book, Tavistock Library, East Devon, 2-3.30pm (aimed at carers) (starts January 2013)
    • Library Memory Group (for people with dementia and their carers), Exmouth Library, 3-4.30pm (starts January 2013)

    Thursdays

    • Feel Better With A Book, Plympton Harewood House, 2-3.30pm (aimed at carers) (starts February 7th 2013)

    Fridays

    • Feel Better With A Book, Tiverton Library,10.30am-12pm
    • Feel Better With A Book, The Hayridge, Cullompton, 2-3.30pm
    • Feel Better With A Book, Mansion House, Totnes, 2-3.30pm (aimed at carers) (starts January 2013)
    • Feel Better With A Book, Crownhill Methodist Hall, 2.-3.30pm (aimed at carers), (starts February 8th 2013)

     

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